How To: Use parental controls in Windows 7
New user to Windows 7? Microsoft has put out a series of video tutorials explaining how to maximize your Windows 7 experience. Follow along with this computer lesson and learn how to:
New user to Windows 7? Microsoft has put out a series of video tutorials explaining how to maximize your Windows 7 experience. Follow along with this computer lesson and learn how to:
Don't toss that old LP! A few minutes in the oven and you can have a bowl that will be a real conversation piece. Watch this video to learn how to turn a used vinyl record into a bowl.
When an exercise has "military" in its name, then you know it's serious. You will need a barbell, a padded seat with a padded back, and additional weight plates. Warning: if you are experiencing any shoulder pain, avoid this exercise. Always consult a physician before attempting any exercise program.
Learn how to add stranded color work to your knitting with this knitting tutorial. Use traditional Shetland island motifs to create delicate, shimmering patterns. Knitters usually hold the background color with the right hand and the additional color with the left hand. Use thinner yarns for these projects to compensate for the thickness of the "floating" yarn.
When fly-fishing, use the blood knot, as demonstrated step-by-step in this how-to video, to add additional tippet to the leader. A blood knot is most often used to join sections of monofilament without losing the strength of the line. Watch this video knot-tying tutorial and learn how to tie the blood knot for fishing.
In this audio production software tutorial you will learn the basics of recording audio in FL Studio 8. Recording audio in FL Studio should be similar in any version, but there may be interface differences. If you are new to working in FL Studio 8, this tutorial will show you how to get started recording audio.
FL Studio 5 and up allows you to record audio and MIDI loops. This FL Studio 5 tutorial shows you how to record audio loops first, then how to record MIDI loops.
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to use the circle and polygon tools in Google SketchUp. This tutorial covers drawing a circle or polygon, changing the number of sides of a circle or polygon, and viewing additional information through the entity info dialog box.
Do you need more space for your image? Do you want to put a border or text or additional information around your original image? You can do it all within Photoshop Elements with the help of this tutorial. Add your image to a larger canvas in Photoshop Elements and you can easily make a border.
There are lots of applications you can use to record audio for your podcast. Why use Audacity? It’s free; it’s exactly the same on a Mac or PC; and it’s completely adequate for
This instructional video will teach you how to enhance your footage [remove grain, bring out more color] with after effects. So enjoy this tutorial, and you don't need any additional plug ins, just the built in tools of after effects.
Watch this Chinese language video tutorial and learn useful phrases and additional vocabulary when making purchases with a credit card, such as "Number" and "Can I use my credit card here?" Learn how to correctly pronounce the words and phrases, and how to use them properly in the real world with your Mandarin teacher Benny. Sharpen your Chinese language speaking skills.
This is a how-to video explaining how to copy a key with a can of cola. All you need is an aluminum soda or beer can. To make it come out better, add a additional side to the one piece. This technique works well when you don't have time to get a new key cut. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to duplicate a key with a Coke can.
This AutoCAD 2008 tutorial covers additional ways to draw more precise lines using coordinates: Absolute Coordinates, Relative Coordinates, Relative Polar Coordinates.
Digital video recorders, or DVRs are changing the way people watch TV. Check out this comparison of the top DVRs on the market.
This video lesson teaches six basic quarter note beats that you can use within rock music. They are ideal for beginner drummers that have just learned to play drums, and are now looking for additional beat ideas.
Learn how to capture audio from any music video, friends video, youtube, google video, music.yahoo.com, and mtv.com. It's very easy. You don't need to download any additional programs!
Want to crack Ninja Gaiden Sigma for the PS3? Let a hot chick help you! In the regular version of this game, you can unlock the five additional missions that come on the collector's edition. After you've solved the game, go to the mission mode screen and enter: Up, Down, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square.
This tutorial demonstrates how to turn on Safari's Debug mode so you can use additional functionality like the JavaScript console, Web Inspector, and spoof Internet Explorer.
Learn how to capture a screen shot of your desktop, an active window, a website, or anything else use Microsoft Windows XP and without installing additional software.
Do you wish you had a bit more hanging space in your closet? In just a few simple steps you can install new closet rods in nearly any closet and enjoy the additional storage.
Want to improve the look and quality of your Terraria let's plays or how to videos? Watch this video to learn how to change the resolution of your game and even record in 16:9 aspect ratio- that's right, widescreen. It's how Scorcese would record his Terraria let's plays.
Looking for a primer on how to get started recording audio using your home computer (without shelling out the money for an expensive USB or FireWire interface)? This home-computing how-to from the folks at CNET TV is here to help. For specifics, and to get started recording audio using the built-in inputs on your own Windows PC or Mac, watch this free video guide.
If you are sick of hearing that recorded robotic voice on your GPS device, check out this tutorial. In it, you will learn how to record your very own voice (or that of a friend or loved one) and have it give you directions instead! This can make for a pretty cool prank on someone as well. So, check it out, it's super easy and all you need is a PC with Windows and a small download.
Want to record your own custom macros within MS Excel 2007? See how it's done. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular spreadsheet application or a seasoned business professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the unique features of Excel 2007, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started recording your own macros, take a look.
Are you an aspiring filmmaker? If so, you might not have made it to Steven Spielberg status just yet, which means you could learn a thing or two. Eos Lighting has made this video to help teach you a little bit about sound on a video camera.
This audio production software tutorial shows you how to set up audio and MIDI recording devices on a PC using SONAR 6 Home Studio. See how to plug-in cables, and set up audio and MIDI for optimized recording and playback on a PC. This video shows the process in SONAR Home Studio 6, but the concepts can be applied to most Cakewalk software.
We don't always have a tripod handy when we need to grab some footage for our latest video project, but shaky footage can ruin an otherwise great video. Thankfully, After Effects has a 'stabilize motion' tool that you can apply to your recording to prevent headaches brought on by a shaky camera.
If you want to capture HD video using your Motorola Droid 3 smartphone from Verizon, you'll want to learn all the features and functionality of the Camera app. Be sure to switch the camera to video mode so that you're able to record all those memories in full HD for editing later.
Hack a pair of sunglasses to secretly record audio and video and spend less than $40 in the process with this how-to video. To replicate this hack for yourself, you will need a spy camera and black solar shield sunglasses. For detailed, step-by-step instructions on building your own spy recorder sunglasses, watch this hacking how-to from Kip Kay of Make Magazine.
We've all attempted to fold a paper airplane before, right? One we hoped would sail majestically through the air for a good while but just ended up nose-diving into the grass. Paper planes, an invention likely as old as paper, are models of engineering; and they must account for the same dynamics as real planes, from drag force to stability to weight. So what is the perfect design?
For all of you gamers out there who haven't started recording your gameplay, you'll be happy to know there's an easy solution— Dazzle.
In this tripartite tutorial, you'll learn the basics of FM, or frequency modulation, synthesis. For more information, including a complete overview and detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to create and use FM synthesis virtual instruments yourself, watch this computer musicians' guide.
This video will show viewers how to use Adobe Flash and how to make a cartoon character talk in this program. This tutorial covers aspects such as recording the voice of your characters, drawing their mouths to speak, and how to sync the recorded speech to the animation. Furthermore, this video will also show how to create subtle facial expressions that display emotion in the character. In order to record the sound, the host recommends a program called Audacity which has a free downloadable v...
Snake cams have become the epitome of high-tech gadgets on television and in movies. In 24, Jack Bauer is always using a snake camera to check for terrorists on the other side of the door. The video game Splinter Cell has made the snake cam an integral part to Sam Fisher's arsenal. And almost every spy movie features its use at one point or another.
See how to start using BoinxTV with this overview video. Learn the basics of BoinxTV and see how to turn any modern Macintosh computer into a television studio!
When you've chosen a sound to use with your USB or Midi keyboard, you'll want to record a performance. This new track is easily edited in GarageBand.
PowerPoint 2008 for Mac can help you turn boring old bulleted lists into something nobody would forget. With SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint you can now make your bullet lists pop using pre-formatted charts, graphs, and more. The Microsoft Office for Mac team shows you just how to make a bulleted list more visual in this how-to video.
Dull and drab bulleted lists are no longer necessary with the help of PowerPoint 2008 for Mac. When you make a bullet list in PowerPoint, you can now transform those boring text charts with actual visual charts and graphs and more. The Microsoft Office for Mac team shows you just how to convert text to a SmartArt graphic in this how-to video.
The business world is currently figuring out how to deal with the coronavirus crisis, with many offices opting to work remotely for at least the next few weeks as a safety precaution. Predictably, this has thrown remote meeting software back into the spotlight, especially augmented reality solutions.